2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island
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  2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  

Both Rhode Island seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election20
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote263,648141,324
Percentage61.10%32.75%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.14%Decrease2.svg6.05%

United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2016 results by district.svg
Popular vote by congressional district. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote in the state, but instead by results in each congressional district.

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Rhode Island, one from each of the state's 2 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on September 13.

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Overview

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island by district:

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 130,54064.50%71,02335.09%8140.40%202,377100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 133,10858.09%70,30130.68%25,73911.23%229,148100.0%Democratic hold
Total263,64861.10%141,32432.75%26,5536.15%431,525100.0%

District 1

2016 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district election
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  2014
2018  
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Nominee David Cicilline Harold Russell Taub
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote130,54071,023
Percentage64.5%35.1%

U.S. Representative before election

David Cicilline
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

David Cicilline
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat David Cicilline, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 24,136 67.6
Democratic Christopher F. Young11,59432.4
Total votes35,730 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • H. Russell Taub, conservative activist [3]
Declined

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harold Russell Taub 629 100.0

General election

Results

Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, 2016 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Cicilline (incumbent) 130,540 64.5
Republican Harold Russell Taub71,02335.1
Write-in 8140.4
Total votes202,371 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

2016 Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district election
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  2014
2018  
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Nominee James Langevin Rhue R. ReisJeffrey Johnson
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote133,10870,30116,253
Percentage58.1%30.7%7.1%

U.S. Representative before election

James Langevin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

James Langevin
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat James Langevin, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Langevin defeated both primary challengers handily, with 64.9% of the vote to Archer's 18.8% and Hamilton's 16.8% in the September 13 primary.

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 16,334 64.4
Democratic Steven Archer4,76818.8
Democratic John D. Hamilton4,27216.8
Total votes25,374 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Rhue R. Reis, house contractor, casino worker and nominee for this seat in 2014 [6]

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rhue R. Reis 641 100.0

Independent candidates

General election

Results

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district, 2016 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Langevin (incumbent) 133,108 58.1
Republican Rhue R. Reis70,30130.7
Independent Jeffrey C. Johnson16,2537.1
Independent Salvatore G. Caiozzo8,9423.9
Write-in 5440.2
Total votes229,148 100.0
Democratic hold

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